Churches in Des Moines

Active churches in Des Moines

22415 19th Ave S, Des Moines
hopechurchdm.com
1 sermon · 5 days ago
22225 9th Avenue So., Des Moines
desmoinesumc.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
134 South 206th Street, Des Moines
resurrection-lcms.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
2021 S. 260th Street, Des Moines
holytrinity.church
1 sermon · 5 days ago
908 S. 200th St., Des Moines
northhillchristian.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
19834 8th Ave S, Des Moines
spcdesmoines.org
4 sermons
2130 S 248th St, Des Moines
covenantlifecenter.org
3 sermons

Types of churches in Des Moines

Contemporary Churches in Des Moines

Many congregations along Kent‑Des Moines Rd and near the Marina District offer band‑led worship, practical teaching, and kids programming. They tend to attract commuters working around Sea‑Tac and young families from Woodmont and Redondo looking for weeknight groups and community service opportunities.

Spanish-Language & Bilingual

The Pacific Highway S corridor and neighborhoods like Zenith host congregations that preach in Spanish or blend English/Spanish in the same service. Expect family-centered ministries, ESL support, and cultural celebrations that connect newer residents with long‑time South Sound neighbors.

Des Moines Catholic Churches

Long-established parishes serve multi‑generational families with daily Mass, sacramental preparation, and a steady calendar of feast‑day gatherings. They draw worshipers from the Marina District to North Hill and often coordinate food drives and community meals that support the broader Highline area.

Pacific Islander Congregations

South King County’s Samoan, Tongan, and Micronesian communities are reflected in congregations known for rich choral worship and close‑knit fellowship. In Des Moines, these churches often anchor youth mentorship and cultural events near schools and parks from Redondo to Saltwater State Park.

Sermon clips from Des Moines churches

69s
“Because I praise a God who is still in control. I praise a God and thank a God who is always working for me, even if I do not see it. See, there are things difficult circumstances really can take from us. They can take our comfort. They can take our options. They can change our plans and limit what we were able to do. But what we what have we allowed them to take that they do not actually have the authority to take? Sometimes we give our circumstances authority to take something from us that they do not have the authority to take. That they do not have the authority to take our hope. Circumstances and situations and our hard times, they do not have the authority to take our joy. They do not have the authority to take our trust in God. They do not have the authority or to take away our ability to pray or our willingness to worship.”
71s
“right now, if you find yourself feeling small, overwhelmed, or entirely insignificant, may this verse offer you hope for your soul and anchor for your soul. Perhaps you're weathering a season of deep grief, carrying an invisible burden that no one else seems to notice or feeling completely crushed under the weight of your own limitations and failures. This world might look right past you, but the creator of the whole universe does not. Your weakness is not an obstacle to God's presence. It's the very coordinate where his eyes are drawn to. He does not demand that you fix yourself before he draws near. Rather, he meets you exactly where you're at in your loneliness. He comes close to those with broken spirits, and he listens intently to those with weary whispers.”
34s
“Be good stewards. Serve others. Share your gifts. Be hospitable to one another. Speak and act toward others with love from God and your own love for others. Now why would he say that? I wonder if it is because the writer believes that this love and service toward others is both pleasing to God and will also build up one another in love. And this love is a powerful source that gives life and hope for every single day, no matter how many days are yet to come.”
67s
“The thing is he's he is a lion. He is in control. He he has all power, but he conquers. He has victory. It sounds weird, but this is true. He finds victory, he gets victory by being conquered. That's what Jesus did. How did Jesus get victory over our sins? By going to the cross, by being conquered. That doesn't look like a lion. In our economy, it's a day's world when we think of leaders, we don't think of us a leader that can get conquered. We don't think of a gentle leader. Right? We think of someone who's gonna take control and is gonna take no prisoners, and you're gonna do what I say or else. That's how we view leadership. That's how we view someone in control. And God's not like that. He says, I have all power, and I love you so much. I'm gonna be conquered so you can have victory.”
51s
“But finally, the question comes down to you. Who do you say that Jesus is? What you believe in your heart and what you confess with your mouth is all important for you. If you confess that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living god, If all of your confidence is placed on him and his life for you, his death in your place, his resurrection from the dead that has brought you eternal life, if all of your hope is placed on him, you are really blessed.”
50s
“Between the times, between the times experiencing a very tough thing. But what those that that title said is we are always living in faith. Excuse me. Our relationship with god is always lived between the times, whether in adversity or not. And the skill we need is to reach into the past and take hold of the those experiences of God's faithfulness that we remember and to reach forward into the promise of the future and of a steadfast love from which nothing can separate us and draw these two things together in the present. This is where the Christian life is lived.”
38s
“We say this morning that in the kingdom of God, the official dress code is righteousness. You're not hearing me that around the throne of God, the official attire, sorry your suit looks good. But in the kingdom of God, the official attire is righteousness and the official decor is the glory. I said God's glory never hangs on naked people. He never hangs on defiled raiment.”
58s
“Notice when they sing. If you've heard this story before, you know what's coming. You know that there's an earthquake coming, right? You know that the prison doors are gonna open. But they don't know that. They don't know that. Before the chains fall off, Before they have any idea how the story is going to end. So they're not praising God in order to get God to do something. There's nothing in the text here suggesting that worship, they're using worship as a technique for producing a miracle. They're not trying to praise their way out of prison. They are praying and singing because God is still God in their prison. God is still God in their circumstance. Their circumstances have changed dramatically, but God has not.”
39s
“In a strange way, Paul and Silas, they're they're already showing us what freedom looks like before anyone's chains fall off. Paul and Silas, they can't control what has been done to them. They can't undo the beating. They can't unlock the stocks or walk out of the prison. But there are still things their circumstances cannot take from them. They can still pray. They can still worship, and they can still place their hope in Christ. See, they are free before the doors ever open.”
48s
“And as you go, may you rest. May you rest in the comforting transformative assurance that the creator of the whole universe, our father, the risen savior over all the nations and kingdoms, and the most powerful holy spirit knows your name, understands your pain, feels your heart, and looks at you with infinite redeeming kindness. Take heart. You are not just one of the little people. You are one of god's precious, chosen, holy children who he sees running up to him with ultimate joy and praise.”

Why Des Moines churches are unique

Set on the Puget Sound with a busy marina and hillside neighborhoods, churches in Des Moines naturally lean into hospitality and service connected to the waterfront and nearby parks. Many emphasize creation care and stewardship, community service and coastal outreach, and family-friendly services with childcare as part of their small-town-meets-seaside identity.
Des Moines is notably diverse, with Pacific Islander, East African, Asian, and Latino communities shaping worship styles and community life. As a result, you’ll find multilingual and bilingual services, ESL and citizenship classes, and cross-cultural worship and potlucks among Des Moines churches.
Proximity to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Highline College brings a mix of students, aviation employees, and commuters, so schedules and ministries tend to be practical and flexible. Many Des Moines churches offer flexible service times for shift workers, college student ministries, and recovery and support groups alongside a blend of modern and traditional worship.

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